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OCG Technology JSC*1 (Hanoi, Vietnam; CEO: Shunichi Kondo (hereinafter "OCG")), an affiliate of NTT East Group, and Unity Inc. (OCG) and Unity Corporation (Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan; President: Masayuki Yamashita) will begin offering an educational and educational game service for smartphones targeting children aged 3-15 in Vietnam on November 24 through Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications (VNPT), a state-owned telecommunications operator in Vietnam.
*1: A joint venture between VMG Media, a VNPT group company, and NTT eAsia, a 100%-funded subsidiary of NTT East.
1. Background and Objectives of this Initiative
The mobile game market in Vietnam is estimated to have at least 40 million game users, with almost one in two people playing mobile games. The average age of the population is 31, with the largest population in the 25-29 age group. The high percentage of working age people is the foundation of economic growth, and the country is in the midst of a growth phase with active consumption.
However, in Vietnam, parents do not want their children to play games due to the belief that games are harmful, and arcade games that can be played with parents are the mainstream games for children, with few mobile games for children.
On the other hand, as income levels rise in Vietnam, more and more families are purchasing educational toys and educational software for fun and learning and using them under parental supervision, and there is a growing need to include game elements in education to make learning fun for children.
OCG, which is developing a cloud game and e-sports business in Vietnam, and Unity, which is providing "Asobu Manabu! for School," an educational game for smartphones in Japan, will jointly provide educational games for smartphones to the Vietnamese market, allowing children to learn while playing games. The game will provide an environment where parents can play with their children with peace of mind by allowing them to learn while playing the game and also by providing functions such as parents being able to limit their children's play time and view their play history.
2. Service Overview
The service will be provided to end users in Vietnam through VNPT Media, a content business provider in the VNPT Group.
| . | Digi-Game |
| <Service Details | Intellectual and educational game service targeting 3-15 year olds |
| <Service Features | Users can play free games or sign up for a weekly or monthly fixed-fee game plan to access and play the children's game store. Each game incorporates a variety of educational elements, such as training math skills, language skills, and memory. The system also has a feature that allows parents to set a daily time limit for their children to play. https://ocg.vn/digigame/ |
| <How to use | Download Digi-Life, a smartphone app platform provided by VNPT Media, from the Apple Store or Google Play. Select the relevant service in the app and use it. |
| <Service start date | November 24, 2022 |
| <Rates | 15,000 VND/month (about 84 Japanese yen*) Weekly amount 5,000 VND (about 28 Japanese yen*) *Currency rate is converted at 1 yen = 178 dong (rate on November 17, 2022) |
Appstore:. https://apps.apple.com/vn/app/digigame/id1570108394
Google Play: Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vnpt.media.digigame
3. Division of roles among companies
OCG : Providing a gaming platform
Unity : Provision of game content and its localization for Vietnam
VNPT Media : Provide services to end-users and collect fees
4. Future plans
In addition to adding more Japanese game content to Dig-Game, we plan to add not only games but also Japanese animation for children to the platform.
